Remo Stars Football Club (RSFC) will maintain their unbeaten home record when they host Stationery Stores Football Club (SSFC) in a southwestern derby at the Gateway International Stadium, Sagamu in one of match day seventeen fixtures in the ongoing Nigeria National League (NNL) season.
The Sky Blue Stars played out a 1-1 draw with Delta Force FC during the midweek games leaving both sides equal on points with Remo Stars topping the Group B2 table with superior goals difference.
With two games left, Fatai Osho’s men now have favourable fixtures playing in front of their fans in Sagamu, offering them a chance to remain on top of their group going into the Super 8 competition and hopes of returning to the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).
Stationery Stores are currently battling relegation and all attention will be turned towards the encounter at the Gateway International Stadium, Sagamu and a point for them could restore their hopes of maintaining a stay in the most important league in Nigeria.
The flaming flamingos defeated Nnewi United 2-0 in match day sixteen of the league in Lagos and they hope to bank on it going forward in the concluding games.
The last time both sides met, the Sky Blue Stars defeated Flaming Flamingos 2-0 in front of their fans in Lagos thanks to an own goal from goalkeeper Kelvin Mark and a brilliant finish from Ibrahim Abdullahi to give Remo Stars maximum points in match day two of the Nigeria National League (NNL).
This fixture in an important encounter for both sides as it determines the promotion for Remo Stars FC into the top tier of Nigeria football and also confirms relegation or retains the status of Stationery Stores in the most important league in Nigeria football.
